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Script editor

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, script editor means: A professional who helps writers improve a script's structure, characters and consistency.

In Turkish: senaryo editörü

How it is used

Used in development; a script editor gives notes rather than cutting recorded pictures.

Example sentences

  1. The script editor noticed that the brother disappeared halfway through the story.

    The note identifies a character thread that needs attention.

  2. Our script editor helped shorten the speeches without losing their meaning.

    The revision improves dialogue while keeping its purpose.

Common collocations

  • script editor notes
  • work with a script editor
  • screenplayThe written plan of a film in a standard format, with scene headings, descriptions of action, character names and dialogue.
  • dialogueThe words that characters speak to each other in a film, series or play.

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